Micro-moth Grading Guidelines (Scotland) Scottish Adult Mine Case ABHNumber Code Species Vernacular List Grade Grade Grade Comment 1.001 1 Micropterix tunbergella 1 1.002 2 Micropterix mansuetella Yes 1 1.003 3 Micropterix aureatella Yes 1 1.004 4 Micropterix aruncella Yes 2 1.005 5 Micropterix calthella Yes 2 2.001 6 Dyseriocrania subpurpurella Yes 2 A Confusion with fly mines 2.002 7 Paracrania chrysolepidella 3 A 2.003 8 Eriocrania unimaculella Yes 2 R Easier if larva present 2.004 9 Eriocrania sparrmannella Yes 2 A 2.005 10 Eriocrania salopiella Yes 2 R Easier if larva present 2.006 11 Eriocrania cicatricella Yes 4 R Easier if larva present 2.007 13 Eriocrania semipurpurella Yes 4 R Easier if larva present 2.008 12 Eriocrania sangii Yes 4 R Easier if larva present 4.001 118 Enteucha acetosae 0 A 4.002 116 Stigmella lapponica 0 L 4.003 117 Stigmella confusella 0 L 4.004 90 Stigmella tiliae 0 A 4.005 110 Stigmella betulicola 0 L 4.006 113 Stigmella sakhalinella 0 L 4.007 112 Stigmella luteella 0 L 4.008 114 Stigmella glutinosae 0 L Examination of larva essential 4.009 115 Stigmella alnetella 0 L Examination of larva essential 4.010 111 Stigmella microtheriella Yes 0 L 4.011 109 Stigmella prunetorum 0 L 4.012 102 Stigmella aceris 0 A 4.013 97 Stigmella malella Apple Pigmy 0 L 4.014 98 Stigmella catharticella 0 A 4.015 92 Stigmella anomalella Rose Leaf Miner 0 L 4.016 94 Stigmella spinosissimae 0 R 4.017 93 Stigmella centifoliella 0 R 4.018 80 Stigmella ulmivora 0 L Exit-hole must be shown or larval colour 4.019 95 Stigmella viscerella 0 L 4.020 82 Stigmella paradoxa Yes 0 L Egg position essential 4.021 106 Stigmella torminalis 0 R Extinct 4.022 107 Stigmella regiella 0 L Vacated mines may sometimes be unidentifiable 4.023 108 Stigmella crataegella 0 L Vacated mines may sometimes be unidentifiable 4.024 104 Stigmella magdalenae 0 L 4.025 103 Stigmella nylandriella 0 L March 2016 1 Micro-moth Grading Guidelines (Scotland) 4.026 100 Stigmella oxyacanthella 0 L 4.027 101 Stigmella pyri 0 L 4.028 91 Stigmella minusculella 0 L 4.029 105 Stigmella desperatella 0 R Probably extinct 4.030 99 Stigmella hybnerella Yes 0 L 4.031 99a Stigmella mespilicola 0 L 4.032 75 Stigmella floslactella 0 L 4.033 76 Stigmella carpinella 0 R 4.034 77 Stigmella tityrella 0 L 4.035 68 Stigmella salicis 0 L Egg position needed because of new unnamed species 4.036 72 Stigmella myrtillella 0 A 4.037 71 Stigmella zelleriella 0 L 4.038 70 Stigmella obliquella 0 A 4.039 73 Stigmella trimaculella 0 A 4.040 74 Stigmella assimilella Yes 0 A 4.041 66 Stigmella sorbi 0 A 4.042 67 Stigmella plagicolella 0 A 4.043 63 Stigmella lemniscella 0 L Exit-hole must be shown or larval colour 4.044 64 Stigmella continuella 0 L 4.045 50 Stigmella aurella 0 A 4.046 54 Stigmella auromarginella 0 R 4.047 53 Stigmella splendidissimella 0 R 4.048 54a Stigmella pretiosa 0 L 4.049 55 Stigmella aeneofasciella 0 L 4.050 56 Stigmella dryadella Yes 0 A 4.051 59 Stigmella poterii 0 L 4.052 57 Stigmella filipendulae 0 L 4.053 78 Stigmella incognitella 0 L 4.054 79 Stigmella perpygmaeella 0 L Vacated mines may sometimes be unidentifiable 4.055 81 Stigmella hemargyrella 0 L 4.056 65 Stigmella speciosa 0 A 4.057 85 Stigmella suberivora 0 L 4.058 89 Stigmella basiguttella 0 A 4.059 87 Stigmella svenssoni 0 R 4.060 84 Stigmella ruficapitella Yes 0 L Egg position essential 4.061 83 Stigmella atricapitella 0 First Egg position essential brood L March 2016 2 Micro-moth Grading Guidelines (Scotland) 4.061 83 Stigmella atricapitella 0 Second If larva present, otherwise unidentifiable brood L 4.062 88 Stigmella samiatella 0 R If on oak 4.062 88 Stigmella samiatella 0 A If on sweet chestnut 4.063 86 Stigmella roborella 0 First Egg position essential brood L 4.063 86 Stigmella roborella 0 Second If larva present, otherwise unidentifiable brood L 4.064 44 Trifurcula headleyella 0 A 4.065 48 Trifurcula cryptella 0 L 4.066 49 Trifurcula eurema 0 L 4.067 45 Trifurcula subnitidella 0 L 4.068 46 Trifurcula immundella 0 L Egg position essential to distinguish from Leucoptera spartifoliella 4.069 47 Trifurcula beirnei 4 L Probably a gall in stem of foodplant 4.070 46a Trifurcula squamatella Yes 4 Unkown Probably associated with broom 4.071 40 Bohemannia pulverosella 0 L 4.072 19 Bohemannia quadrimaculella 2 Unknow Possibly in bud of foodplant n 4.073 33 Bohemannia auriciliella 4 Unknow Probably associated with birch n 4.074 21 Ectoedemia sericopeza 4 A 4.075 22 Ectoedemia louisella 4 A 4.076 20 Ectoedemia decentella 2 A 4.077 43 Ectoedemia weaveri 0 A 4.078 42 Ectoedemia septembrella 0 A 4.079 41 Ectoedemia atrifrontella 4 L Not possible to differentiate from longicaudella 4.080 41b Ectoedemia longicaudella Yes 4 L Not possible to differentiate from atrifrontella 4.081 41a Ectoedemia amani 0 L 4.082 25 Ectoedemia intimella 0 A 4.083 24a Ectoedemia hannoverella 0 A 4.084 24 Ectoedemia turbidella 0 A 4.085 23 Ectoedemia argyropeza 0 A 4.086 35a Ectoedemia heckfordi 0 L March 2016 3 Micro-moth Grading Guidelines (Scotland) 4.087 36 Ectoedemia quinquella 0 L 4.088 36a Ectoedemia heringella 0 L 4.089 37 Ectoedemia albifasciella 0 L 4.090 38 Ectoedemia subbimaculella Yes 0 L Underside epidermal slit must be shown 4.091 39 Ectoedemia heringi 0 L Lack of underside epidermal slit must be shown 4.092 32 Ectoedemia erythrogenella 0 A 4.093 26 Ectoedemia agrimoniae 0 L 4.094 28 Ectoedemia angulifasciella 0 L 4.095 29 Ectoedemia atricollis 0 L 4.096 30 Ectoedemia arcuatella 0 L 4.097 31 Ectoedemia rubivora 0 L 4.098 27 Ectoedemia spinosella 0 L 4.099 34 Ectoedemia occultella 0 L 4.100 35 Ectoedemia minimella Yes 0 L 5.001 119 Opostega salaciella Yes 1 Confusion with Elachista argentella 5.002 122 Opostega spatulella 3 ?Extinct 5.003 120 Pseudopostega auritella 3 Very localised 5.004 121 Pseudopostega crepusculella Yes 2 6.001 158 Antispila metallella 2 A As long as mine size is measured 6.002 159 Antispila treitschkiella 2 A As long as mine size is measured 6.003 154 Heliozela sericiella 4 A Adults very confusable 6.004 156 Heliozela resplendella Yes 4 A Adults very confusable 6.005 157 Heliozela hammoniella Yes 4 A Adults very confusable 7.001 148 Nemophora degeerella Yes 1 7.002 147 Nemophora metallica 2 7.003 146 Nemophora cupriacella Yes 2 7.004 144 Nemophora fasciella 2 7.005 145 Nemophora minimella Yes 2 7.006 150 Adela reaumurella Yes 1 7.007 149 Adela cuprella Yes 2 7.008 151 Adela croesella Yes 1 7.009 153 Cauchas fibulella Yes 1 7.010 152 Cauchas rufimitrella Yes 1 7.011 142 Nematopogon pilella Yes 4 7.012 141 Nematopogon schwarziellus Yes 2 7.013 143a Nematopogon magna Yes 4 7.014 143 Nematopogon metaxella Yes 2 7.015 140 Nematopogon swammerdamella Yes 2 8.001 129 Incurvaria pectinea Yes 2 A pectinea and masculell a are confusable March 2016 4 Micro-moth Grading Guidelines (Scotland) 8.002 130 Incurvaria masculella Yes 2 8.003 131 Incurvaria oehlmanniella Yes 2 8.004 132 Incurvaria praelatella Yes 2 8.005 128 Phylloporia bistrigella Yes 1 L Confusion possible with beetle mine 9.001 133 Lampronia capitella Currant Shoot Borer Yes 3 Higher score due to scarcity 9.002 135 Lampronia luzella Yes 2 9.003 136 Lampronia corticella Raspberry Moth Yes 1 9.004 137 Lampronia morosa Yes 2 9.005 134 Lampronia flavimitrella 3 Higher score due to scarcity 9.006 138 Lampronia fuscatella Yes 2 9.007 139 Lampronia pubicornis Yes 3 Higher score due to scarcity 10.001 123 Tischeria ekebladella Yes 2 A 10.002 124 Tischeria dodonaea 2 A 10.003 125 Coptotriche marginea Yes 2 A 10.004 125a Coptotriche heinemanni 3 Kent only 10.005 126 Coptotriche guanacella 3 Probably extinct 10.006 127 Coptotriche angusticollella 3 L 11.001 180 Diplodoma laichartingella Yes 1 1 11.002 175 Narycia duplicella Yes 1 2 11.003 176 Dahlica triquetrella Yes 3 Parthenogenetic 11.004 177 Dahlica inconspicuella Lesser Lichen Case-bearer Yes 2 3 Case not easily distinguished from that of D. lichenella , confirm by presence of male 11.005 179 Dahlica lichenella Lichen Case-bearer Yes 2 Parthenogenetic 11.006 181 Taleporia tubulosa Yes 1 1 11.007 182 Bankesia conspurcatella Yes 3 3 11.008 184 Luffia lapidella Yes 3 3 11.009 185 Luffia ferchaultella Yes 2 Parthenogenetic 11.010 183 Bacotia claustrella Yes 3 3 11.011 188 Proutia betulina Yes 3 3 11.012 186 Psyche casta Yes 2 1 11.013 187 Psyche crassiorella Yes 3 3 Specimen needs retaining if considered to be this species, no recent record confirmed 11.014 189 Epichnopterix plumella Yes 3 3 11.015 190 Whittleia retiella Yes 3 3 11.016 191 Acanthopsyche atra Yes 3 3 11.017 192 Pachythelia villosella Yes 3 3 11.018 195 Sterrhopterix fusca Yes 3 3 12.001 207 Myrmecozela ochraceella Yes 3 12.0011 208 Ateliotum insularis 4 Adventive, one example 12.002 201 Tenaga nigripunctella Yes 3 March 2016 5 Micro-moth Grading Guidelines (Scotland) 12.003 202 Eudarcia richardsoni Yes 3 12.004 - Infurcitinea captans Yes 4 12.0047 - Infurcitinea teriolella 4 Recent addition to the British list, based on a single example 12.005 204 Infurcitinea albicomella Yes 4 12.006 203 Infurcitinea argentimaculella Yes 2 12.007 205 Ischnoscia borreonella Yes 3 12.008 206 Stenoptinea cyaneimarmorella Yes 3 12.009 198 Dryadaula pactolia Yes 3 12.010 196 Morophaga choragella Yes 1 12.011 225 Triaxomera fulvimitrella Yes 1 12.012 224 Triaxomera parasitella Yes 2 12.013 222 Archinemapogon yildizae Yes 3 12.014 223 Nemaxera betulinella Yes 2 12.015 215 Nemapogon granella Corn Moth Yes 4 12.016 216 Nemapogon cloacella Cork Moth Yes 4 12.017 217 Nemapogon wolffiella Yes 4 12.018 216a Nemapogon inconditella Yes 4 Only known from a single example 12.019